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“There wouldn’t be a lot of bands that are doing similar stuff now if we hadn’t done that as a young band I don’t think,” he added. “I’m a bit gutted about it, but I just think it’s more of a time for celebration. There’s a lot of good bands around now that have taken up the gauntlet that we had initially anyway, so all is not lost, bands come and go, and hopefully some of them, like the Coopers, will inspire a lot of people and hopefully change peoples’ lives. So you know, I’m proud to have been a part of it.”

Hammond, who has remained friends with his former bandmates, said he expected them to continue to make an impact despite the group splitting.

“I heard the news on Monday (April 23), and then I just spoke to Keiran (Mahon) just now, I haven’t spoken to any of the other boys, but I think the general mood is now, to get onto the next thing. I know Tom (Bellamy) wants to do a lot with music, I think Jon (Harper)’s gonna carry on drumming, maybe in America, (Daniel) Fischer is going to some writing – it seems everyone’s got something to do.”

The Cooper Temple Clause released three albums, starting with their 2002 debut ’See This Through And Leave’, and were initially noted for blending rock influences like Oasis with more dance-infused sounds that referenced the likes of Portishead.